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Knewstub, John
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- A Confutation of monstrous and horrible neresies, taught by H. N. and embraced of a number, who call themselves the Familie of Love. London: Thomas Dawson for Richard Sergier, 1579
- paper, ink, leather
Small 4to (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 184 x 133 mm). Title within wide typographic border. Contemporary vellum; edges chipped, crude early repairs to lower cover.
Literature
STC 15040
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition of Puritan preacher John Knewstub's attack on the Family of Love. The english followers of the Messianic Dutch mystic Hendrick Niclaes were known as Familists or the Family of Love. their basic tenant was that man can reach salvation through personal revelation and not through Christ and the Gospels, and can thus achieve it in life. John Knewstub was in the vanguard of the attack against the sect in the 1570's. He writes, "HN turneth religion upside downe, and buildeth heaven heere upon earth, maketh God, man: and Man, God: heaven, hell & hell heaven." "The errours of the sect be so many, so foule and so filthy, as would force the very penne in passing to stay and stop her nose." On the front free endpaper is a half-page of notes in ink dated "Juli 6: 1579" for medicines against "the paine in ye hed and stomach by wynd & against ye colique."